Hit-and-run driver kills 19-year-old Jacksonville Beach man

A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a 19-year-old pedestrian from Jacksonville Beach on St. Johns Bluff Road early Saturday, the Highway Patrol said.

Christopher Thomas McDowell was walking north about 3:30 a.m. when he was hit, the report said. He was struck near Lone Pine Drive, on St. Johns Bluff between Atlantic and Beach boulevards.

The Highway Patrol said it was looking for a gray metallic or silver metallic SUV or pickup with damage to the right front of the vehicle.

Anyone with information about the vehicle should call the Florida Highway Patrol in Jacksonville at (904) 695-4101 or First Coast Crime Stoppers at (866) 845-8477 (845-TIPS) to remain anonymous and be eligible for rewards.